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Yes, it cost the kingly sum of $16, but it did the job.

I didn't have any of those things either. We played outside with our neighbourhood friends until the sun went down. I got my first bike in my early teens. It was second hand. I remember riding it happily up and down the street. Times have changed. Imo though, it is harder for young people to...

lol, I was being sarcastic. I think the generalisations are silly too. I know a lot of 20-something year olds. As you say, some whinge and other get on with it. The older generation has been doing it for a LONG time--saying how tough it was back in 'our' day. I think kids nowadays...

You should perhaps read what was previously said. All I said was that it was harder these days for younger people to buy a house. I know because I bought my first house exactly 34 years ago. It wasn't difficult then. I was then accused of lying about paying it off and feeling 'entitled'...

And we had to walk to school 4 o'clock every morning with no shoes on, uphill, both ways, in 5 feet of snow and we were thankful!

I am very sorry you are doing it tough stuck out in the suburbs driving hours to get to work every day--probably accounts for your mood. Pity you can't join the rest of us living in mulit-million dollar suburbs.

So: the same block that was selling for $26,000 in Sorrento with water views (when my very low yearly salary was the same) would now sell for more than $500,000. How many people have an annual income of $500,000? Not many. This just proves my point. And Skater, as to your comment...

Skater, not sure what kind of barrow you have to push. Sure, it can be done, but it is very hard. Sure, buy 1.5 hours out of the city, but it's a pretty poor quality of life--three hours of travel each day to work in the city. I know because I have done it. These are the facts: 'Our...

Yes, I was shocked when I read that article. And they took out a loan to maintain their standard of living? lol. Unfortunately though, there are many young people who do save, but while the property market continues to grow faster than wages, it will get harder for them. Bayview, I...

I agree. I feel for the younger people wanting to get into the property market. Some will do it, yes, and good on them. But it is certainly nowhere as easy as it was thirty years ago. For my first house I took out a loan of $100,000. Nowadays kids have to take out loans of about $400,000 to...